BRAKERS can commit felony murder, but not in a LAB

a CUB can't be sentenced to death for felony murder

C - D didn't COMMIT, COMMAND, or request the homicide
U - D was UNARMED and
B - D had do reason to BELIEVE another co-conspirator was armed or intended to engage in conduct likely to result in the death

HIS defeats a murder intent

H - committed in the HEAT OF PASSION (HOP) or under EED (Extreme Emotional Disturbance)
I - INSANITY or INFANCY of the killer
S - SELF-DEFENSE or DEFENSE OF OTHERS/justification (if established it's a complete defense)

DAMS gives you robbery and burglary 1st degree

D - DiISPLAYED what appeared to be a firearm w/ intent of forcibly taking property
A - D was ARMED w/ a deadly weapon
M - D MENACED the victim using a dangerous instrument
S - D or accomplice cause SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY to a non-participant during the robber of in immediate flight from the crime scene

in NY, the ordinary criminal defenses are found in a JAR

Retroactive criminal laws are prohibited by a PIED piper

P - the law made PAST conduct a crime, which at the time it occurred was not a crime
I - the law INCREASED the punishment for a past crime
E - the law altered the rules of EVIDENCE after the crime was committed by requiring less evidence for a conviction
D - the law eliminated DEFENSES that were available on the date the crime was committed